Corrente gets the call. Veteran official Tony Corrente, in his 18th season, is today's referee. Corrente last worked a Patriots game in Week 4 of the 2011 season (in Oakland), when he flagged the Patriots five times.

Tynan to perform national anthem. Well-known Irish tenor Ronan Tynan will perform the national anthem for the second straight Divisional playoff game for the Patriots. Last January, he sang the anthem in a Rob Gronkowski jersey before a 45-10 win over the Denver Broncos.